A review by wetdirtreads
Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme by Ivan Coyote, Zena Sharman
fast-paced
3.0
This anthology, for better or worse, is nothing if not true to its title (ALL ways butch and femme). It really does encapsulate a diverse array of experiences.
I really enjoyed that there were many contributions that weren't just the standard cis, white, middle class analyses that dominate butch/femme expressions and discussions.
Some of my favourite contributions included:
* Never Be Hungry Again by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
* Home/Sickness: Self-Diagnosis by romham padraig gallacher
* Brother Dog by S. Bear Bergman
* Embodying Hunger and Desire with a Fistful of Bliss by Laiwan
* Split Myself Apart by Redwolf Painter
* Rogue Femininity by Elizabeth Marston
* Futch: Thoughts from the Borderlands by Elaine Miller
* Female Masculinity, Male Femininity, Feminine Masculinity, Masculine Femininity...? by Prince Jei and Misster Raju Rage
The downside to the diversity of this book was that there was…in my humble opinion…way too much limelight given to TERF ideologies. And to a lesser extent, SWERF nonsense, too.
Overall, there were many contributions that I absolutely adored, and I still found value in most of the ones that I didn't really care for, too. The only piece I would recommend giving a miss entirely is the one by Victoria Brownworth.
That aside, this book really does have something for everyone to find themselves in. And for that I am very grateful.
(Review originally posted on Instagram)
I really enjoyed that there were many contributions that weren't just the standard cis, white, middle class analyses that dominate butch/femme expressions and discussions.
Some of my favourite contributions included:
* Never Be Hungry Again by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
* Home/Sickness: Self-Diagnosis by romham padraig gallacher
* Brother Dog by S. Bear Bergman
* Embodying Hunger and Desire with a Fistful of Bliss by Laiwan
* Split Myself Apart by Redwolf Painter
* Rogue Femininity by Elizabeth Marston
* Futch: Thoughts from the Borderlands by Elaine Miller
* Female Masculinity, Male Femininity, Feminine Masculinity, Masculine Femininity...? by Prince Jei and Misster Raju Rage
The downside to the diversity of this book was that there was…in my humble opinion…way too much limelight given to TERF ideologies. And to a lesser extent, SWERF nonsense, too.
Overall, there were many contributions that I absolutely adored, and I still found value in most of the ones that I didn't really care for, too. The only piece I would recommend giving a miss entirely is the one by Victoria Brownworth.
That aside, this book really does have something for everyone to find themselves in. And for that I am very grateful.
(Review originally posted on Instagram)